I have an AR15 class and need 500-1000 rounds of ammo. Ya. Right. I have searched pretty much every venue but can find none.

Does anyone know who has .223 or 5.56 ammo available?

December 31st, 2012, 01:56 PM

dukalmighty

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Originally Posted by ExactlyMyPoint

Ugh....I hate when this stuff happens. Panic, fear, yada, yada, yada.

I have an AR15 class and need 500-1000 rounds of ammo. Ya. Right. I have searched pretty much every venue but can find none.

Does anyone know who has .223 or 5.56 ammo available?

You might have to look at taking the class with a 22LR conversion kit if they will allow it,the tactics should be about the same except you will need to use the charging handle on mag changes.Otherwise even if you find any for sale your gonna be paying upwards of $1 ea

December 31st, 2012, 01:57 PM

brocktice

I second the .22LR recommendation. You can of course also get a complete upper. I have a CMMG which looks nice, but I haven't actually had a chance to try it yet!

December 31st, 2012, 02:13 PM

kapnketel

CMMG out of .22 uppers and conversion kits too.

December 31st, 2012, 02:51 PM

dangerranger

During the last shortage The police academy class was having trouble finding enough ammo. Normally they don't allow reloads, But under the circumstances they allowed some to mix ammo. new ammo for the first few days of shooting, and new ammo for the final qualifying. I made about 3000 rounds for the cadets to finish their class. By the next year things had calmed down. You might look for a reloader in your area. DR

December 31st, 2012, 03:11 PM

MamaMaria

Here in the northern midwest, we have a farm supply chain store called Fleet Farm. Hubby's had no problem finding enough .223 target ammo to build up a meager 1,000+ round supply over the last two weeks. I don't think he paid much more than 40-50 cents a round, not too bad considering the current market situation. Does Oregon have any of these type of stores? Might be worth looking for such a store in your area.

December 31st, 2012, 03:48 PM

Scramble4a5

We have Farm and Fleet here too but they are out of almost everything expect .45 and .380.

We have Farm and Fleet here too but they are out of almost everything expect .45 and .380.

Interesting....223/5.56 availability is nearly universally difficult right now (without having to hobble together a supply of randomly branded 20 count boxes), yet it seems pistol caliber shortages are certainly regional. We've got the opposite problem with pistol ammo up in WI. The .380 and .45ACP are picked over, and those are the ones hubby and I are short on. I'm glad I "panic bought" those cases of 9mm the day after the election (should have ordered the others as well back then, too)...

December 31st, 2012, 04:11 PM

Scramble4a5

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Originally Posted by MamaMaria

Interesting....223/5.56 availability is nearly universally difficult right now (without having to hobble together a supply of randomly branded 20 count boxes), yet it seems pistol caliber shortages are certainly regional. We've got the opposite problem with pistol ammo up in WI. The .380 and .45ACP are picked over, and those are the ones hubby and I are short on. I'm glad I "panic bought" those cases of 9mm the day after the election (should have ordered the others as well back then, too)...

9mm is virtually extinct here except for Gander Mountain which raised process over 30% and my LGS. The LGS stocked way up over the summer and they limit your purchase to 5 boxes. Fair enough.

You might have to look at taking the class with a 22LR conversion kit if they will allow it,the tactics should be about the same except you will need to use the charging handle on mag changes.Otherwise even if you find any for sale your gonna be paying upwards of $1 ea

At a buck a round, I'd be tempted to just take my rifle empty and yell 'pow' 'pow'!

December 31st, 2012, 04:19 PM

Scramble4a5

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Originally Posted by TX expat

At a buck a round, I'd be tempted to just take my rifle empty and yell 'pow' 'pow'!

Now that's funny!

December 31st, 2012, 04:20 PM

Scramble4a5

Quote:

Originally Posted by TX expat

At a buck a round, I'd be tempted to just take my rifle empty and yell 'pow' 'pow'!

Now that's funny!

December 31st, 2012, 08:33 PM

CDW4ME

You know .223 is going to co$t right now...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExactlyMyPoint

Ugh....I hate when this stuff happens. Panic, fear, yada, yada, yada.

I have an AR15 class and need 500-1000 rounds of ammo. Ya. Right. I have searched pretty much every venue but can find none.